Tootfinder

Tar Hollow State Park
Taken 8 May 2024
#ThickTrunkTuesday #FallenTree #Ohio #StatePark

There is a long and storied history of whistles for protection. Ancient Egyptian guards used to place a blade of grass between the thumbs to alert other guards of issues that were transpiring. Later, shells were used to the same end. In China, acorns with holes drilled in them were used similarly.
As a dedicated instrument, whistles have been made of wood, bone, metal, and later, plastics. British bobbies have used whistles to communicate over distances since the 1880s. They are a commonly used tool for boatswains, crossing guards, and referees.
I wish I knew more about rape whistles, but they seem similar in functionality to hikers taking whistles with them in case of injury, as the sound carries much further than yelling, and is much less tiring.
As someone regularly stalked by a large creepy harasser, I am grateful for the whistle I was given for self-protection, even if the creeps who it was given to defend against resent the fuck out of it.
Fin.

I'm not a font expert, but I like #GNOME replacing Cantarell with Adwaita Sans. Cantarell is more distinctive, but I find it distracting. It feels of a time, specifically the 2000s decade, along with Microsoft's Verdana and Tahoma. The new one seems more timeless and utilitarian.

«Nous allons revenir Š nos racines et nous concentrer sur la réduction des erreurs, la simplification de nos politiques et la restauration de la liberté d’expression sur nos plateformes», a déclaré mardi le directeur de Meta dans une vidéo. Il a ajouté: «Plus précisément, nous allons nous débarrasser des vérificateurs de faits et les remplacer par des notes communautaires similaires Š X, en commençant par les Etats-Unis».

Surprise, Facebook et Instagram suppriment brutalement leur service de «fact checking»
Mark Zuckerberg instaure un système de «community notes» en tout point similaire à celui en vigueur sur X, propriété d’Elon Musk et très proche de Donald Trump

Today I learned the English word "access" has been a noun for centuries, but seems to have only become commonly used as a verb in the mid-20th century with the advent of computers.
#Access #Accessibility #English

#SilentSunday